Today, I am loving...

There was something about the Hermes FW 2011 Collection that captivated me. At first, I wasn't sure what it was. I looked at the clothes more closely. Sure, there were some striking wearable pieces with leather trim details that I loved, but that didn't seem to be what I was drawn to.

As I clicked on the detail photos of Vogue, I realized it was the caps that captivated me.

Today, I am loving... these leather hats Christophe Lemaire used to style Hermes' FW 2011 collection.

I love the very Hermes, equestrian feel. I find the slightly lopsided tilt charming. And how it subtly covers a part of the woman's face... mysterious.

And as I was trying to figure out what was so entrancing about this collection, I chanced upon some alluring color-blocking stripe details. Styled not-so-monochromatically, I can see myself with this clutch or this wrap-jacket.

This one, I absolutely love...

The simple cape with the leather trim... The fun yet sophisticated pop of print & color... And the simply elegant hat! Today, I am drawn to... the leather hats in the Hermes FW 2011 collection.

Photos from Vogue.

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Color Obsession: blue-gray

Was exploring this blog I discovered yesterday and was quite drawn to these photos. Because of the blue-gray color. It was only then that I realized that lately, I've been pretty smitten with this slightly darker, gray-er Tiffany-blue color. I didn't notice it then, but on my last shopping trip to Megamall (read related post here), my loot was all blue-gray or sand-colored! The pretty bird-and-birdcage-graphic printed pillows (I bought a lot of these! For the master's bedroom, the living room and even my car!), the new curtains for our bedroom, the fun floral pillowcase for the living room and even that hat I scored (from the fabulous men's section at SM department store where I also found cool leather bracelets in camel and navy!) all had that hint of grayish blue!

Photos from muku via chewingthecud and my own.

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mixing it up

Surprisingly, this weekend turned out to be about being bold and finally starting a blog. So am inspired to pursue this throughout the rest of the workweek by boldly breaking some well-ingrained, but quite ancient design and fashion rules. (1) Gray, meet camel and brown. My instincts tell me gray can only go with black, purple or white. But all neutrals go together, right? (2) I am in this Muji clean and simple phase. Subdued gingham, stripes and solids. But the Aquarian in me has always loved a splash of color. And I never thought such a playful, flirty floral print could go with clean, striped lines. (3) Consistent with my "gray goes with cool, not hot, hues" rule, I struggle to mix silver with gold jewelry (or bag hardware). Resist old design sensibilities! (4) Am wired to think fresh flowers are for special occasions. But why not get fresh flowers just to spruce up my living room? (5) Now, I wonder if I can be bold enough to wear this fancy bucket hat I have but have never worn in the hot & humid summer weather of Manila?

What about you? What self-imposed rules are you breaking this week? Will you mix it up with me?

Photo credits: http://www.everythingfab.com/, http://deliciouslyorganized.blogspot.com/, http://101gramsofeyecandy.blogspot.com/